Reparations Working Group
Reparations Working Group The Reparations Working Group (RWG) is a vital part of Coming to the Table because it provides avenues to impact racial justice directly in the community, whereas many of our other Working Groups (i.e. Linked Descendants, Mindfulness, etc.)...Her ancestors enslaved mine. Now we’re friends.
Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations. Through an organisation called Coming To The Table, she found her linked descendant Betty Kilby, and asked if they could meet. To watch this video story, go to: Her ancestors...Hate, interrupted: Coming to the Table offers a way to talk about race
It’s no coincidence that activist Mary Dadone calls Coming to the Table meetings a “12-step program” for racial reconciliation. Jane Carrigan, a co-founder of the Annapolis chapter, has shared with the group her recollection of the white supervisor at her first summer...Raising the Dead: Coming to the Table
I did not realize until I was an adult that my ancestors were enslaved. I was born in Chicago in a time greatly influenced by the Civil Rights Movement that was sparked by the lynching of Emmitt Till in 1954 and the refusal of Rosa Parks in 1955 to give up her seat on...Our Sponsor
Coming to the Table is a program of RJOY, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
